Today I read a news headline that the first authorized Steve Jobs biography will be published in early 2012. It reminded me of the famous Stanford commencement address he gave in 2005. There are many inspirational quotes in this speech but the one that has stuck with me, since I first heard it several years ago, is this one:
…If today were the last day of my life, would i want to do what i am about to do today. Whenever the answer is no for too many days in a row, i know i need to change something.
Remembering that I’ll be dead soon, is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life.
Because, almost everything, all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure, these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important.
Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose.
You are already naked.
There is no reason not to follow your heart.
If today was the last day of your life, what would you do?
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